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Population in El Salvador compared to Zimbabwe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 2.71 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Zimbabwe
2100 5,106,358 37,483,053
2099 5,150,403 37,412,398
2098 5,195,110 37,328,255
2097 5,240,164 37,235,542
2096 5,286,555 37,142,915
2095 5,333,357 37,032,129
2094 5,380,368 36,912,747
2093 5,427,291 36,810,893
2092 5,474,174 36,688,511
2091 5,521,257 36,567,262
2090 5,568,339 36,425,606
2089 5,615,550 36,280,973
2088 5,662,256 36,141,446
2087 5,709,072 35,977,638
2086 5,755,593 35,808,135
2085 5,801,778 35,637,092
2084 5,847,545 35,456,207
2083 5,891,829 35,268,035
2082 5,935,056 35,078,904
2081 5,977,631 34,873,129
2080 6,019,326 34,658,962
2079 6,059,817 34,439,720
2078 6,098,689 34,217,295
2077 6,136,133 33,982,909
2076 6,172,686 33,739,228
2075 6,206,865 33,495,867
2074 6,239,356 33,244,838
2073 6,272,337 32,978,488
2072 6,301,557 32,706,059
2071 6,330,086 32,445,747
2070 6,358,052 32,181,119
2069 6,384,863 31,906,793
2068 6,410,986 31,631,000
2067 6,435,437 31,345,338
2066 6,458,779 31,062,884
2065 6,481,938 30,766,830
2064 6,503,884 30,479,939
2063 6,524,373 30,176,104
2062 6,543,157 29,867,679
2061 6,560,419 29,557,068
2060 6,577,429 29,252,423
2059 6,592,662 28,945,088
2058 6,606,305 28,631,679
2057 6,620,473 28,307,305
2056 6,633,666 27,990,713
2055 6,645,594 27,658,887
2054 6,656,251 27,331,920
2053 6,664,115 26,986,935
2052 6,670,429 26,643,553
2051 6,676,658 26,287,592
2050 6,679,973 25,934,893
2049 6,683,494 25,585,239
2048 6,684,918 25,228,082
2047 6,684,723 24,874,649
2046 6,684,063 24,513,443
2045 6,681,948 24,147,637
2044 6,679,505 23,783,088
2043 6,674,197 23,401,965
2042 6,668,140 23,035,288
2041 6,660,323 22,647,950
2040 6,651,019 22,273,520
2039 6,641,112 21,902,980
2038 6,628,299 21,530,130
2037 6,615,428 21,159,664
2036 6,600,845 20,791,034
2035 6,585,074 20,413,656
2034 6,568,788 20,048,019
2033 6,549,941 19,676,339
2032 6,530,975 19,311,985
2031 6,511,064 18,959,300
2030 6,490,493 18,613,738
2029 6,467,381 18,270,049
2028 6,443,426 17,933,466
2027 6,418,289 17,600,984
2026 6,392,935 17,273,208
2025 6,366,672 16,949,303
2024 6,338,193 16,634,373
2023 6,309,624 16,340,822
2022 6,280,319 16,069,056
2021 6,255,782 15,797,210
2020 6,234,673 15,526,888
2019 6,222,318 15,271,368
2018 6,219,807 15,034,452
2017 6,213,533 14,812,482
2016 6,200,800 14,600,294
2015 6,183,676 14,399,013
2014 6,162,955 14,207,359
2013 6,138,839 14,013,808
2012 6,113,975 13,817,887
2011 6,090,127 13,595,424
2010 6,068,249 13,356,548
2009 6,048,279 13,142,790
2008 6,029,297 12,959,149
2007 6,009,824 12,804,058
2006 6,002,319 12,636,445
2005 6,005,578 12,483,432
2004 6,004,671 12,365,896
2003 5,998,599 12,232,323
2002 5,986,631 12,087,653
2001 5,968,060 11,971,901
2000 5,943,366 11,892,055
1999 5,913,900 11,783,458
1998 5,880,781 11,594,297
1997 5,844,578 11,369,827
1996 5,805,286 11,158,360
1995 5,762,131 10,974,599
1994 5,714,129 10,873,148
1993 5,659,957 10,860,288
1992 5,585,609 10,702,700
1991 5,495,077 10,404,816
1990 5,399,726 10,137,281
1989 5,298,979 9,864,798
1988 5,195,833 9,583,094
1987 5,092,441 9,284,644
1986 4,992,769 8,982,578
1985 4,894,706 8,686,813
1984 4,798,003 8,391,488
1983 4,707,367 8,098,404
1982 4,622,477 7,796,496
1981 4,570,599 7,498,635
1980 4,540,382 7,041,303
1979 4,480,388 6,647,556
1978 4,394,114 6,543,575
1977 4,301,256 6,449,512
1976 4,210,310 6,287,105
1975 4,120,449 6,098,658
1974 4,029,671 5,908,328
1973 3,938,068 5,720,404
1972 3,846,830 5,542,445
1971 3,757,523 5,374,712
1970 3,668,796 5,215,918
1969 3,576,485 5,058,181
1968 3,480,773 4,900,440
1967 3,385,184 4,748,307
1966 3,290,961 4,601,217
1965 3,199,466 4,458,462
1964 3,111,883 4,320,006
1963 3,028,679 4,185,877
1962 2,949,204 4,055,959
1961 2,870,016 3,930,401
1960 2,791,459 3,809,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.38% to 6,679,973 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Zimbabwe
2100 -0.86% 0.19%
2099 -0.86% 0.23%
2098 -0.86% 0.25%
2097 -0.88% 0.25%
2096 -0.88% 0.3%
2095 -0.87% 0.32%
2094 -0.86% 0.28%
2093 -0.86% 0.33%
2092 -0.85% 0.33%
2091 -0.85% 0.39%
2090 -0.84% 0.4%
2089 -0.82% 0.39%
2088 -0.82% 0.46%
2087 -0.81% 0.47%
2086 -0.8% 0.48%
2085 -0.78% 0.51%
2084 -0.75% 0.53%
2083 -0.73% 0.54%
2082 -0.71% 0.59%
2081 -0.69% 0.62%
2080 -0.67% 0.64%
2079 -0.64% 0.65%
2078 -0.61% 0.69%
2077 -0.59% 0.72%
2076 -0.55% 0.73%
2075 -0.52% 0.76%
2074 -0.53% 0.81%
2073 -0.46% 0.83%
2072 -0.45% 0.8%
2071 -0.44% 0.82%
2070 -0.42% 0.86%
2069 -0.41% 0.87%
2068 -0.38% 0.91%
2067 -0.36% 0.91%
2066 -0.36% 0.96%
2065 -0.34% 0.94%
2064 -0.31% 1.01%
2063 -0.29% 1.03%
2062 -0.26% 1.05%
2061 -0.26% 1.04%
2060 -0.23% 1.06%
2059 -0.21% 1.09%
2058 -0.21% 1.15%
2057 -0.2% 1.13%
2056 -0.18% 1.2%
2055 -0.16% 1.2%
2054 -0.12% 1.28%
2053 -0.09% 1.29%
2052 -0.09% 1.35%
2051 -0.05% 1.36%
2050 -0.05% 1.37%
2049 -0.02% 1.42%
2048 0.003% 1.42%
2047 0.01% 1.47%
2046 0.03% 1.51%
2045 0.04% 1.53%
2044 0.08% 1.63%
2043 0.09% 1.59%
2042 0.12% 1.71%
2041 0.14% 1.68%
2040 0.15% 1.69%
2039 0.19% 1.73%
2038 0.19% 1.75%
2037 0.22% 1.77%
2036 0.24% 1.85%
2035 0.25% 1.82%
2034 0.29% 1.89%
2033 0.29% 1.89%
2032 0.31% 1.86%
2031 0.32% 1.86%
2030 0.36% 1.88%
2029 0.37% 1.88%
2028 0.39% 1.89%
2027 0.4% 1.9%
2026 0.41% 1.91%
2025 0.45% 1.89%
2024 0.45% 1.8%
2023 0.47% 1.69%
2022 0.39% 1.72%
2021 0.34% 1.74%
2020 0.2% 1.67%
2019 0.04% 1.58%
2018 0.1% 1.5%
2017 0.21% 1.45%
2016 0.28% 1.4%
2015 0.34% 1.35%
2014 0.39% 1.38%
2013 0.41% 1.42%
2012 0.39% 1.64%
2011 0.36% 1.79%
2010 0.33% 1.63%
2009 0.31% 1.42%
2008 0.32% 1.21%
2007 0.13% 1.33%
2006 -0.05% 1.23%
2005 0.02% 0.95%
2004 0.1% 1.09%
2003 0.2% 1.2%
2002 0.31% 0.97%
2001 0.42% 0.67%
2000 0.5% 0.92%
1999 0.56% 1.63%
1998 0.62% 1.97%
1997 0.68% 1.9%
1996 0.75% 1.67%
1995 0.84% 0.93%
1994 0.96% 0.12%
1993 1.33% 1.47%
1992 1.65% 2.86%
1991 1.77% 2.64%
1990 1.9% 2.76%
1989 1.99% 2.94%
1988 2.03% 3.21%
1987 2% 3.36%
1986 2% 3.4%
1985 2.02% 3.52%
1984 1.93% 3.62%
1983 1.84% 3.87%
1982 1.14% 3.97%
1981 0.67% 6.49%
1980 1.34% 5.92%
1979 1.96% 1.59%
1978 2.16% 1.46%
1977 2.16% 2.58%
1976 2.18% 3.09%
1975 2.25% 3.22%
1974 2.33% 3.29%
1973 2.37% 3.21%
1972 2.38% 3.12%
1971 2.42% 3.04%
1970 2.58% 3.12%
1969 2.75% 3.22%
1968 2.82% 3.2%
1967 2.86% 3.2%
1966 2.86% 3.2%
1965 2.81% 3.2%
1964 2.75% 3.2%
1963 2.69% 3.2%
1962 2.76% 3.19%
1961 2.81% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Zimbabwe
Current population
6399793
17361868
Population rank 111/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.21%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +804
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 60/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -54,555
Net migration rank 155/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -54,555
2024 - -23,102 - -60,528
2023 51,985 -23,253 372,505 -97,380
2022 53,138 -23,255 371,243 -102,828
2021 46,530 -27,343 349,908 -74,623
2020 48,244 -25,213 354,790 -89,440
2019 56,816 -55,144 348,798 -103,107
2018 57,509 -54,163 345,883 -117,758
2017 59,824 -50,608 344,035 -128,241
2016 63,751 -47,491 348,772 -140,181
2015 69,263 -51,278 356,203 -162,220
2014 72,581 -49,126 366,350 -177,029
2013 73,869 -49,087 374,757 -176,972
2012 75,495 -50,546 371,135 -177,061
2011 76,182 -53,433 359,572 -108,714
2010 75,695 -54,688 335,570 -108,671
2009 74,908 -55,966 309,316 -108,689
2008 75,107 -56,086 280,527 -113,858
2007 76,776 -56,857 261,805 -118,299
2006 80,887 -85,789 248,963 -57,257
2005 84,883 -86,501 248,545 -134,212
2004 90,905 -87,466 248,307 -127,550
2003 97,849 -89,146 243,057 -96,667
2002 106,137 -90,908 244,170 -101,212
2001 114,313 -92,389 227,909 -139,361
2000 122,315 -94,861 236,343 -165,181
1999 128,947 -97,475 232,393 -86,343
1998 134,065 -99,293 225,614 6,645
1997 134,448 -96,820 216,288 395
1996 136,929 -95,977 205,269 978
1995 138,268 -92,912 206,695 -45,428
1994 137,974 -87,318 216,343 -174,723
1993 138,432 -80,736 228,045 -243,947
1992 139,221 -48,232 255,291 75,788
1991 140,691 -50,622 260,943 3,749
1990 140,311 -39,689 265,444 4,948
1989 139,093 -38,211 270,838 3,736
1988 136,230 -30,806 277,498 11,327
1987 133,667 -32,308 286,766 21,308
1986 130,177 -32,181 289,894 6,154
1985 127,248 -29,111 290,756 4,718
1984 125,036 -29,767 290,052 5,124
1983 121,700 -35,694 286,545 4,456
1982 120,938 -37,159 279,934 32,899
1981 117,346 -97,365 271,361 11,523
1980 111,771 -71,318 241,179 390,593
1979 123,838 -44,302 223,657 -67,937
1978 124,468 -31,463 222,979 -170,727
1977 121,446 -28,742 225,139 -89,270
1976 120,511 -31,317 221,419 -32,495
1975 116,737 -26,198 216,947 -28,988
1974 113,846 -22,844 208,806 -16,105
1973 111,546 -19,347 201,885 -18,733
1972 107,604 -17,317 193,725 -20,959
1971 104,714 -16,389 185,427 -22,719
1970 100,499 -11,367 178,979 -24,102
1969 99,848 -4,355 172,626 -12,028
1968 98,851 -2,919 166,865 -11,997
1967 98,424 -3,192 161,205 -11,814
1966 97,156 -3,945 156,014 -11,211
1965 95,341 -5,560 151,164 -10,465
1964 93,328 -7,937 145,848 -9,631
1963 90,794 -9,774 140,984 -8,936
1962 88,237 -10,307 136,317 -8,529
1961 84,614 -4,159 131,531 -8,204
1960 81,544 -4,885 126,959 -8,260

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/zimbabwe | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 58.8% of the population change in El Salvador is from natural causes (a gain of 579,641 people) and 41.2% is from migration (a loss of 406,874 people). In Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

Biggest cities by population

El Salvador
City Population
San Salvador 331K
Santa Ana 251K
San Miguel 233K
Soyapango 230K
Mejicanos 137K
Apopa 129K
Ahuachapan 127K
Santa Tecla 126K
Sonsonate 72.2K
Usulutan 66.1K
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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